Kimchi Mamastag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3385682007-05-08T09:20:45-07:00TypePadVoting for French Presidenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-338072622007-05-08T09:20:45-07:002007-05-08T09:20:45-07:00I was the only person standing in line who wasn't white and the only one who had to show her identification twice. Some stared at me suspiciously, with an expression of mingled incredulity and discomfort, making me feel like a brutal intruder, like I didn't belong. I can't say that I didn't care or that it didn't matter. It hurt...KimchiChildren's Day in Koreatag:typepad.com,2003:post-337516982007-05-07T04:44:00-07:002007-05-07T04:44:00-07:00May 5th was Children's Day in Korea ("eorini nal") and last Wednesday, for the first time, the Korean Embassy in France opened its door to all the Korean children and, with the help of the two Korean schools in Paris, organized a huge afternoon party for them. The event provided the children a chance to meet Mr. Il-Hwan Cho, the...KimchiOur Chinese New Yeartag:typepad.com,2003:post-307112062007-02-21T01:47:20-08:002007-02-21T01:47:20-08:00I'm a Sunday school teacher at the Korean church that my family is attending. This year, we wanted to do something fun for the kids to celebrate the Chinese New Year and at the same time teach them about the Korean culture and traditions. So we had friends send us little "bok jumoni" (traditional purses) from Korea and filled them...KimchiI didn't think I would love it so muchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-139691852006-11-07T22:09:38-08:002006-11-07T22:09:38-08:00Visiting Korea with my husband and sons has been a wonderful and tremendously meaningful experience. I nearly cried when we first landed at Incheon International Airport, and later as I watched my boys navigating the aisles of a Family Mart. And this is exactly what this trip has been all about: little, sudden spurts of joy that made me feel...KimchiVisiting Koreatag:typepad.com,2003:post-134723012006-10-16T22:14:23-07:002006-10-16T22:14:23-07:00When I was a child I went to visit my family in Korea every summer and I absolutely loved it. I still have happy, vivid memories of it, eating ice-creams on a hot day, running in the playground, watching television with my grandmother, buying new shoes and tons of erasers. The last time I went to Seoul I was pregnant...KimchiIs your child going to a Korean school?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-125130942006-09-01T04:20:20-07:002006-09-01T04:20:20-07:00Lately, it has become harder to speak to Sean and Will only in Korean at home. As they get older and more talkative, asking for fast explanations and quick answers, it is sometimes easier for me to express myself and be more specific in French. As some of you already know, my four-year-old boys will start going to a Korean...KimchiThe Korean family waytag:typepad.com,2003:post-122252402006-08-16T09:06:23-07:002006-08-16T09:06:23-07:00When I mentioned to my mother yesterday that our family might take a trip to Korea in October and spend some time in Pusan, her eyes widened and she said: "Oh, you are going to Pusan! You have to meet Yun-Hee then!" "Who's Yun-Hee?" "He's your cousin! I know you've never met him, but he's your Grandmother's cousin's daughter's son"...KimchiKorean movie posterstag:typepad.com,2003:post-112554322006-06-26T03:11:37-07:002006-06-26T03:11:37-07:00I studied films in college and got to watch a lot of foreign movies from Spain, Russia, Italy and of course, Korea. Korean movies are not my favorite, and I don't always understand them (this is when I realize I am more French than I will ever admit), but I am thrilled and very proud that the movie industry is...KimchiOh how I miss those melon bars!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-104078562006-05-09T11:54:20-07:002006-05-09T11:54:20-07:00I found this article on MSN Lifestyle about "What toddlers eat around the world" and here is what they write about kids in Korea: "Korean food, in general, is defined by bold and spicy flavors. One way toddlers learn to handle the heat, is by eating lots and lots of kimchi, a pickled vegetable dish containing generous amounts of chili...KimchiGoing to a Korean church: it's not just about Godtag:typepad.com,2003:post-103015772006-05-03T04:45:08-07:002006-05-03T04:45:08-07:00As I mentioned last week, my parents are a first generation Koreans and came in France in 1975. With a group of fellow immigrants, they started to gather in each other's houses to sudy the Bible and pray and, since my father was a TaeKwonDo professor, held Sunday services at the gym. There are now about 12 Korean churches in...Kimchi